South Lyon couple faces added charges in Lyon Township assault case

After earlier being released on personal bond, Nicole King, 43, was ordered jailed after a hearing before 52-1 District Judge Travis Reeds in which he ruled King had violated her bond conditions. Reeds also ordered a competency/forensic examination for King.

The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office filed additional charges against King and her husband, Kevin King, 52, who had been charged with felonious assault. Nicole King was originally charged with assault and battery, a misdemeanor, and a second count was added.

New charges added against Kevin King included assault and battery, along with felony firearm, which carries a mandatory two-year prison sentence. Not guilty pleas were entered for the couple, who had both been free while wearing tethers. Kevin King waived his right to a probable cause hearing within 21 days and that hearing is set for Tuesday, July 10.

A hearing for Nicole King on her competency/forensic examination is also scheduled for that same day.

According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded May 28 to a call reporting a home invasion in progress at a home in the 22000 block of Napier in Lyon Township. Deputies determined that Kevin King, who was armed with a handgun, was listed on the home’s lease, but was not living there and had been involved in an ongoing dispute with one of the victims, who also was listed on the lease.

Deputies reported that a verbal argument between the Kings and the victims, a Northville woman and Fenton woman, both 44, had escalated and that Kevin King allegedly pointed a gun at the victims.

Nicole King initially was arrested for violating a personal protection order, but was charged with assault.

Deputies reported that it was unclear if the victims were living at the house. Based on the lease, it appeared the Kings had access to the basement and the other occupant had access to the upper part of the home. The PPO was reported to have stemmed from issues regarding the lease on the home.

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